Tri-county seniors get free day at Detroit Zoo

Senior citizens living in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties are invited to enjoy a free day at the Detroit Zoo from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 24, which is the spring Senior Day.

Visitors age 62 and older and a caregiver will receive complimentary admission and parking.

Senior Day will feature live music, tractor train tours, bingo and a senior resource area. The day’s activities will include animal enrichment and zookeeper talks highlighting some of the zoo’s senior animal residents.

The zoo offers two free Senior Days for tri-county seniors in appreciation for the August 2008 millage that passed to keep the zoo. A fall Senior Day will be held Sept. 4.

The zoo is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with senior activities starting at 10 a.m.

Situated on 125 acres of naturalistic habitats, the Detroit Zoo is at the intersection of 10 Mile Road and Woodward Avenue, just off I-696, in Royal Oak. Admission is $14 for adults 15 to 61, $12 for senior citizens 62 and older, and $9 for children 2 to 14; children under 2 get in free. For more information, call 248-541-5717 or go to www.detroitzoo.org.